Chapter 11

Question 1

Undernutrition

Answer 1

not consuming enough calories to be healthy

Question 2

Malnourished

Answer 2

regardless of the number of calories they consume, their diets lack the correct balance of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals

Question 3

Food Security

Answer 3

the condition in which people have access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs for an active and healthy life

Question 4

Food Insecurity

Answer 4

the condition in which people do not have adequate access to food

Question 5

Famine

Answer 5

a condition in which food insecurity is so extreme that large numbers of deaths occur in a given area over a relatively short period

Question 6

Anemia

Answer 6

iron deficiency

Question 7

Overnutrition

Answer 7

the ingestion of too many calories and improper foods

Question 8

Meat

Answer 8

usually defined as livestock and poultry - the second largest component of the human diet

Question 9

Industrial Agriculture

Answer 9

applies the techniques of the Industrial Revolution (mechanization and standardization) to the production of food

Question 10

Agribusiness

Answer 10

known as industrial agriculture

Question 11

Energy Subsidy

Answer 11

the energy per calorie of food produced

Question 12

Green Revolution

Answer 12

involved new management techniques and mechanization as well as the triad of fertilization, irrigation, and improved crop varieties

Question 13

Economies of Scale

Answer 13

the average costs of production fall as the output increases